Software Engineer, Digital Identity

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Who we are:
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**This role requires 4-6x days per month onsite in our Seattle office**
The Role
We are seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join our new and growing team to develop a cutting-edge entitlements management platform. As a founding member of the team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, building and maintaining this mission critical system that will power all of SoFi as well as enable us to to launch new commercial offerings. The ideal candidate is someone with a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, a hunger for learning and a passion for fintech.
The Team You Will Join
The Digital Identity group was formed last year to be the single threaded owner of all customer identity data. We focus on collecting, protecting, and distributing the critical data that enables SoFi to recognize and support customers as they move through digital product experiences. We work with some of our customer's most sensitive data, and we take privacy and security very seriously, moving towards a zero-trust architecture.
What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, and implement core functionalities of the Entitlements Management Platform and Authorization platforms.
• Owning and ideating on technical solutions for product requirements and user stories with minimal supervision
• Participating in code and design reviews
• Communicating engineering concepts and efforts with outside stakeholders in product marketing, operations, business, legal, and compliance
• Working in a fast-moving, highly-collaborative environment across multiple offices
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the platform through code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing, and continuously grow as an engineer

What You'll Need:

• 2+ years of programming experience, ideally on a modern stack with a SOA architecture
• Experience with at least one object oriented programming language (preferably Java or Kotlin)
• Experience in building scalable REST APIs and building performant and scalable tier-0 backend applications.
• Strong sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion and knowing that a project is not complete when it is shipped to production.
• Strong problem solver and have solid production debugging skills

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent field
• Prior Experience with Java/Kotlin, REST / GraphQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD
• Full-stack experience working in javascript/typescript, react and/or Flutter

What we offer:

• Work in the heart of the FinTech revolution, making a real difference in the financial lives of millions.
• The opportunity to be a founding member of a new squad working on multiple challenging and impactful projects that will shape the future of SoFi.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment where you can learn and grow from talented engineers.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Be part of a company that values innovation and empowers its employees.

If you are excited about building tier-0 foundational services from scratch, we encourage you to apply!
Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and location.
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
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